Claude GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE

(b. abt. 1668 , France d. 30 March 1708 , La Prairie, Canada, New France )

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Claude GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE was born abt. 1668 in France

Claude GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE was the child of ? and ?

Claude was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1696.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Claude married Jeanne CUSSON 19 November 1696 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jeanne CUSSON was born abt. 1663 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Jeanne died 19 March 1738 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jeanne was the child of Jean CUSSON and Marie FOUBERT.

Claude GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE died 30 March 1708 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .

son of Michel Guerin and Jeanne Veron

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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